“But since our discourse has now turned to the subject of blasphemy, I desire to ask one favor of you all, in return for this my address, and speaking with you; which is, that you will correct on my behalf the blasphemers of this city. And should you hear any one in the public thoroughfare, or in the midst of the forum, blaspheming God; go up to him and rebuke him; and should it be necessary to inflict blows, spare not to do so. Smite him on the face; strike his mouth; sanctify your hand with the blow, and if any should accuse you, and drag you to the place of justice, follow them there; and when the judge on the bench calls you to account, say boldly that the man blasphemed the King of angels! For if it be necessary to punish those who blaspheme an earthly king, much more so those who insult God. It is a common crime, a public injury; and it is lawful for every one who is willing, to bring forward an accusation. Let the Jews and Greeks learn, that the Christians are the saviours of the city; that they are its guardians, its patrons, and its teachers. Let the dissolute and the perverse also learn this; that they must fear the servants of God too; that if at any time they are inclined to utter such a thing, they may look round every way at each other, and tremble even at their own shadows, anxious lest perchance a Christian, having heard what they said, should spring upon them and sharply chastise them. Have you not heard what John did? He saw a man that was a tyrant overthrowing the laws of marriage; and with boldness, he proclaimed in the midst of the forum, It is not lawful for you to have your brother Philip’s wife. Mark 6:18 But I urge you on, not against a prince or a judge; nor against the marriage ordinance outraged; nor in behalf of fellow-servants insulted. But I require you to castigate an equal, for insolence against the Lord." St John Chrysostom

Its like someone said earlier. Theres gonna be some fags out there. Its silly to act like we could cleanse ourselves of every single one. But the difference is that it needs to be treated like the sick fetish it is. Not a fucking life style

Homosexuality needs to be treated as a mental and Spiritual disease. It is pervasive and will only grow, if ignored (as history has shown). It must be denounced across the board. In Hierarchical society, there is no such thing as a welcomed closet queer. They were treated as a disease...if attempts of curing said disease didn't work, then they destroyed said disease.

"No sin has greater power over the soul than the one of cursed sodomy, which was always detested by all those who lived according to God's law. ...

Such passion for untenable practices borders on madness. This vice disturbs the intellect, unbalances an elevated and generous state of soul, drags lofty thoughts down to base ones, makes men pusillanimous and irascible, obstinate and hardened, servilely soft and incapable of anything.

Furthermore, the will, agitated by the insatiable drive for pleasure, no longer follows reason but rather the tumult of the passions. ...

One who lives practicing the vice of sodomy will suffer more pain in Hell than anyone else, because this the worst sin that exist." -
St. Bernardine of Siena

True. I should have iterated that I am not saying we should destroy someone for simply struggling with the Passion of homosexuality. One of my favorite modern Theologians was a former queer, who went into Monasticism to overcome said sin. All I am saying is that a lot of people I know are like : "whatever a man does in his bedroom is between him and God". This line of thinking is a product of modernism and our perverted individualistic mindset. A community must uphold Christian morals and Law; St John makes this very clear:

Now that I am looking over your other comments, I see that you aren't really taking the individualist stance, but simply saying queers need to remain beyond hidden. I can see said logic, although I am of the opinion that said queers need to come out and recognize that their sin is a sickness, and seek help for it (otherwise it will only fester and spread).

Saying queers need to remain hidden vs seeking help, is like saying a leper needs to hide his sores from everyone and pretend to be healthy. If a leper refuses treatment, then his disease will only spread to the community. The same applies to queers, imo.